Chapter 3 - Taking over

Raenef was near just giving up and sleeping right there in the hallway when he saw light shining through an open doorway. He approached the door and before he knew it he was being mysteriously drawn through the door and towards the source of the light. On a stall in front of him, there was a small crystal. It shone like the sun - only brighter, and Raenef was fascinated by it. Raenef moved in to look closer, but as he did, his vision became blurry and there was a roaring in his ears. He didn't know what was going on; only that this mysterious crystal was having some adverse affect upon him.

"Ecli...cough...Ecl..." Raenef tried calling for his friend, but the word would not come. Instead, he was plunging further into the darkness. And suddenly, in a distant corner of the castle, Eclipse collapsed.

Raenef woke up on a hard stone floor, with something in his eyes. He tried rubbing them but whatever it was, wouldn't come out. Raenef felt a sudden urge to destroy something in frustration... How odd. This was not his usual attitude at all, he thought to himself. Then he tried to remember, but he couldn't. Then the urge came again, but stronger, and without warning, a bolt of lightning jolted from his fingertips, through the wall, and out of an open window.

"Wow..." Raenef was impressed... if a little worried at the same time. He decided to show his new found powers to Eclipse, who would surely be most impressed!

Eclipse heaved himself up awkwardly. Normally he'd be worrying if anyone saw him fall; but there were far more important things to be worrying about. Someone had found the crystal. Eclipse hoped so much that it wasn't Raenef. He would never forgive himself.

"Eclipse! Eclipse! Look what I can do!"

"Oh no! Raenef STOP!" Eclipse knew that if Raenef felt any kind of extreme emotion, powerful magic would flow from his innocent fingers. But Raenef was feeling very excited with his newfound magic; resulting in a miniature tornado swirling from Raenef's fingers!

"No!" Cried Eclipse in vain. But he could not be heard through the noise of the disaster before him.

"Look! See what I can do!" Raenef was jumping around, which suddenly made the tornado far more tempestuous!

"Raenef STOP! If you don't...(Whirlwind interference)... if you don't stop it... it will take over you!" But Raenef couldn't hear him. Eclipse was battling through a ten force gale, desperately trying to reach Raenef.

"AAAAGGGHHHHHHRRRRRRRR!" Raenef's tortured scream made Eclipse want to rip his heart out. He tried so hard to get to him, but it was too late now. The tornado was surrounding Raenef; his eyes were rolled back in his head and he was suspended in mid-air. Eclipse had tried so hard to save him; tried so hard to tell him that he couldn't handle the magic of the crystal - that it would take him over... and destroy him.

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